Two Arkansas Government Programs Recognized for Outstanding Achievements in State IT
09 August 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Gov2Go, ClaimItAR.com named NASCIO State IT
Recognition Awards Finalists
Two Arkansas digital government programs—Gov2Go and
ClaimItAR.com—developed in partnership with the Information Network
of Arkansas (INA) have been named finalists in the 2016 National
Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) State IT
Recognition Awards competition. The prestigious award program
honors outstanding information technology achievements in the
public sector and recognizes states with exceptional programs that
have made an important contribution to the operation of state
government.
“Arkansas has long been a digital government leader in creating
innovative ways to connect citizens to government,” State Chief
Technology Officer, Director of the Arkansas Department of
Information Systems, and INA Board Member Mark Myers said. “It is
an honor to once again be recognized for innovation in using
technology to make it easier for citizens to access public services
through these two programs.”
Selected as a finalist in the Emerging and Innovative
Technologies category, Gov2Go is the nation’s first digital
government assistant that offers a personalized way for more than
145,000 Arkansans to interact with government. Gov2Go learns about
its users, keeps track of their deadlines—such as property tax
payments, car tag renewals, and property assessment—and sends
important reminders to their computers, mobile devices, and Apple
watches. For example, when a driver shares her license plate
number, Gov2Go looks up the expiration date, reminds her when her
registration is about to expire, and helps her quickly renew.
Arkansans can visit GetGov2Go.com to download the mobile app or
enter an email address to start using Gov2Go.
Selected as a finalist for Outstanding Achievement in the Field
of Information Technology, Arkansas Auditor of State’s (AAOS)
ClaimItAR.com helps Arkansans find and claim lost property in
minutes on their mobile phones, and receive checks in a few short
days. The system automates a previously paper-based unclaimed
property filing process that enables AAOS to pay most claims
without staff intervention. After two full years of electronic
filing, AAOS paid 18,873 claims worth $12,332,843 in 2015,
representing a 150 percent increase in filings and a 70 percent
increase in dollars paid to claimants—a direct result of
efficiencies created through the system.
“We are extremely proud of the mobile-friendly unclaimed
property search we have created with our partner INA, and the
conveniences we are delivering to citizens because of it,” Arkansas
Auditor of State Andrea Lea said. “It is an honor to be recognized
for our use of technology to serve citizens with unprecedented
efficiency, and it is rewarding to know that thousands of Arkansans
are using ClaimItAR.com to find their property in minutes and
collect what’s theirs in a matter of days.”
This marks the second NASCIO finalist award for ClaimItAR.com,
which was also recognized in 2015 in the Government to Citizen
category. Arkansas Auditor of State has won more awards for the
system including the Center for Digital Government’s Digital
Government Achievement Award in 2015 and a StateScoop 50 State IT
Project of the Year award in 2014. Gov2Go has won several other
national awards for innovation including finalist in the 2015
Amazon Web Services City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge,
StateScoop 50 State Innovation of the Year in 2016, and top eight
finalist in the American Council of Technology’s Industry Advisory
Council (ACT-IAC) 2016 Igniting Innovation Award challenge.
NASCIO’s official announcement of the award finalists can be
viewed at http://www.nascio.org/newsroom/. Twelve award recipients
will be named from the 36 finalists at an official awards ceremony
on September 19.
About Information Network of Arkansas
The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private
partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas
Information Consortium (AIC) that helps state government entities
Web-enable their information services. Little Rock-based AIC is
part of eGovernment firm NIC's (EGOV) family of companies. INA
operates Arkansas.gov, the official website of the state of
Arkansas, which offers more than 750 state and local online
services.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of innovative government solutions and secure payment
processing, which help make government more accessible to everyone
through technology. The family of NIC companies provides digital
government solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” six times and the company has
been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional
information is available at http://www.egov.com.
About DIS
The Arkansas Department of Information Systems is the
information technology provider for the state of Arkansas. DIS
provides IT solutions, services, and support to state agencies,
boards and commissions, the K-12 public school system, and business
functions of higher education. DIS is also responsible for the
security, disaster recovery, and Continuity of Operations Plan
(COOP) functions for the state.
About Arkansas Auditor of State (AAOS)
As Auditor, Andrea Lea is putting her experience to work as the
chief executive responsible for keeping track of the fund and
appropriation balances of all state agencies. She is partnering
with small businesses to establish efficiencies and elevate
technology to improve the way unclaimed property is reported in the
state, implementing improvements in the process of returning the
property to the rightful owners, working to reduce office operating
expenses, along with establishing transparency as the foundation of
the Auditor’s office.
About NASCIO
Founded in 1969, the National Association of State Chief
Information Officers (NASCIO) is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 association
representing state chief information officers and information
technology executives and managers from the states, territories,
and the District of Columbia. NASCIO provides state CIOs and state
members with products and services designed to support the
challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of
information, and promote the adoption of IT best practices and
innovations. From national conferences, peer networking, research
and publications, briefings and government affairs, NASCIO is the
premier network and resource for state CIOs.
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Information Network of ArkansasBob Sanders,
501-324-8915bob@ark.orgorArkansas Department of Information
SystemsJanet Wilson, 501-683-1791janet.wilson@arkansas.govorOffice
of Auditor of State Andrea LeaSkot Covert,
501-683-5883skot.covert@auditor.ar.gov
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